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Music of Paris comes to Darien

Peter Green will direct "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," a cabaret-style revue at the Darien Arts Center in May.

Peter Green will direct "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," a cabaret-style revue at the Darien Arts Center in May.

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Kevin Levenson will be the musical director for "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," a cabaret-style revue at the Darien Arts Center in May.

Kevin Levenson will be the musical director for "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," a cabaret-style revue at the Darien Arts Center in May.

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Music of Paris comes to Darien

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To celebrate the life and talent of Jacques Brel, the Darien Arts Center Stage is producing a cabaret-style revue, which will be performed for two weekends in May at the DAC Weatherstone Studio.

Performances will take place at 8 p.m. May 2, 3, 9 and 10 and at 2 p.m. May 4.

The late singer-songwriter, who died in 1978, would have been 86 years old this month.

Brel, a Belgian-born resident of France, wrote the music and lyrics for "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" and they were translated and adapted for English-speaking audiences by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman.

Green received his degree from Purchase University's acting conservatory and has been performing, directing and teaching theater for nearly 20 years.

Levenson is an educator, conductor and arranger for theater, concert and television stages, including concerts for The Who, Kiss, Alice Cooper and Peter Frampton, as well as Broadway and national touring productions for "Grease," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Dreamgirls," among others.